Industrial Tribunals Northern Ireland Decisions

THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

 

CASE REF:   6508/09

 

 

 

CLAIMANT:                      Geraldine Mary Teresa O Kane

 

RESPONDENT:                The E go Project

 

 

 

DECISION

The decision of the tribunal is that:-

 

The claimant’s claim in respect of redundancy pay is well-founded and it is ordered that the respondent shall pay to the claimant the sum of £1050.00 in respect of redundancy pay.

 

 

 

Constitution of Tribunal:

Chairman (sitting alone):           Ms F Oliver

 

Appearances:

The claimant appeared in person.

Ms G Keys and Ms M McMullen attended on behalf of the respondent.

 

REASONS

 

1.               The respondent company has ceased trading.  The respondent has presented a response confirming that the claimant is entitled to a Redundancy Payment.

 

The claim

 

2.               In these proceedings, the claimant makes a claim for redundancy payment.

 

The outcome

 

3.               I am satisfied that the claimant is entitled to a redundancy payment.

 

Facts

 

4.	(i)	The claimant worked for the respondent from 1 November 2006 until 31 March 2009 as a Youth Counsellor.  She was made redundant on the latter date when the business ceased trading.  She therefore had two years’ completed service.
	(ii)	She was aged 50 at the time of dismissal.
	(iii)	Her gross pay was subject to the statutory cap of £350 per week.
	(iv)	The appropriate multiplier for calculating this redundancy payment is 3.
	(v)	Her entitlement is therefore £350 x3  =  £1050.

 

Interest

 

5.       This is a relevant decision for the purposes of the Industrial Tribunals (Interest) Order (Northern Ireland) 1990.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chairman:

 

 

Date and place of hearing:         13 October 2009, Belfast.

 

 

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: